Exodus
13:20
And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in
Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
a. NLT: The Israelites left
Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
b. NIV: After leaving Sukkoth they
camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
c. YLT: And they journey from
Succoth, and encamp in Etham at the extremity of the wilderness,
d. Amplified Bible Classic: They
journeyed from Succoth and encamped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
e. Septuagint: And the children of
Israel departed from Socchoth, and encamped in Othom by the wilderness.
f. Stone Edition
Torah/Prophets/Writings: They journeyed from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, at
the edge of the Wilderness.
1. “And they took their journey from Succoth and encamped in
Etham…”
a. they took their journey [5265 *
naca’] [Strong: a primitive root;
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey:--cause
to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take)
journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), X still, be on his (go their) way.]
b. from Succoth [5523 * Cukkowth; or
Cukkoth] [Strong: plural of 5521; booths; Succoth, the name of a place in
Egypt and of three in Palestine:-- Succoth.]
c. and encamped [2583 * chanah]
[Strong: a primitive root (Compare 2603); properly, to incline; by
implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to
pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege):--abide (in tents), camp,
dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.]
d. in Etham [864 * 'Etham[
[Strong: of Egyptian derivation; Etham, a place in the Desert:--Etham.]
1). Where is Etham? First of all
let me say that the next few words of this verse give us a good idea. The rest
of the verse says that Etham was “in the edge of the wilderness.”
2. “…in the edge of the wilderness.”
a. in the edge [7097 * qatseh; or
(negative only) qetseh] [Strong: from 7096; an extremity (used in a great
variety of applications and idioms; Compare 7093):--X after, border, brim,
brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore,
(out-)side, X some, ut(-ter-)most (part).]
b. of the wilderness [4057 *
midbar] [Strong: from 1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e.
open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech
(including its organs):--desert, south, speech, wilderness.]
1). Another hint at its location is
not far from where Israel crossed the Red Sea. God purposely did not lead Israel
on a straight line to Canaan because of what the prospect of war would cause Israel
to return to Egypt.
a). Exodus 13:17 And it came to
pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the
way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near;
for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they
return to Egypt:
13:18 But God led the people
about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and
the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
2). Once they were through the
wilderness of the Red Sea, God told Moses to turn towards and encamp near “…Pihahiroth,
between Migdol and the sea…”
a). Exodus 14:1, 2 And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying,
14:2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the
sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
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